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> [My toils in the quotation field have led me to formulate two or three laws about the way people use and abuse quotations. My first law is: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to Bernard Shaw - which I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/my-toils-in-the-quotation-field-have-led-me-to-formulate-two-or-three/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

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> [Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/rees-s-first-law-of-quotations-when-in-doubt-ascribe-all-quotations/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

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## Other authors on Bernard shaw

## More by Nigel Rees

> [Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/lord-castlerosse-was-taken-to-task-by-nancy-astor-over-the-size-of/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [My toils in the quotation field have led me to formulate two or three laws about the way people use and abuse quotations. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/my-toils-in-the-quotation-field-have-led-me-to-formulate-two-or-three/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/i-was-broadcast-struck-from-an-early-age-i-had-saved-up-for-a-tape/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [My job involves searching for 'lost' quotations - that is, trying to find out who came up with a quotable saying that lingers in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/my-job-involves-searching-for-lost-quotations-that-is-trying-to-find/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/rees-s-first-law-of-quotations-when-in-doubt-ascribe-all-quotations/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [You wish to put a positive construction on your deeds and words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/you-wish-to-put-a-positive-construction-on-your-deeds-and-words/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [I am only too aware that I am open to Rees's Second Law of Quotation: However sure you are that you have attributed a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/i-am-only-too-aware-that-i-am-open-to-rees-s-second-law-of-quotation/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [People will say what they want to say, in the way they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/people-will-say-what-they-want-to-say-in-the-way-they-want-to/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [How come there's only one Monopolies Commission?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/how-come-there-s-only-one-monopolies-commission/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/i-was-terribly-shy-and-never-said-anything-in-class-then-i-started/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/i-got-into-new-college-oxford-the-ethos-was-that-you-could-work-or-not/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [Democracy is too good to share with just anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/democracy-is-too-good-to-share-with-just-anybody/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/it-is-part-of-politics-to-make-things-look-better-than-they-really/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/i-was-absolutely-a-non-starter-at-games-my-report-for-rugby-said/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

> [Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-rees/euphemism-in-the-workplace-does-not-end-with-job-descriptions-it/)

[Nigel Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-rees/)

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